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Staff

Arti Prashar

Artistic Director/CEO

Arti has been Spare Tyre's Artistic Director/CEO since 2006. She is a Winston Churchill Fellow 2013 researching spirituality, dementia and ageing, a Fellow of the RSA, and a Fellow at the Centre of Contemporary Theatre at Birkbeck University.

Under Arti’s leadership and vision, Spare Tyre has developed its inclusive creative practice championing diverse voices. She has a strong commitment to collaborative participatory art, nurturing the creative impulse that leads to personal and political fulfilment.

Lynette Shanbury

Executive Director

Lynette joined Spare Tyre in 2014. She manages the business and fundraising side of the charity. Prior to joining Spare Tyre she was Executive Director at Little Angel Theatre in Islington, where she spent 8 years getting to know the world of puppetry. Previously she has worked at RADA, Watersmeet Theatre, Lakeside Arts and as a researcher/evaluator with Arts & Business. She is a regular volunteer with Haringey Shed Youth Theatre.

Gemma Williams

General Manager

Gemma joined Spare Tyre as General Manager in 2017 and is involved in tour booking, outreach work, projects and company administration. Before Spare Tyre, Gemma’s roles include producing and project management for BASCA award winning composer Jocelyn Pook, public engagement consultant and evaluator for Imagining Autism at the University of Kent, and as project development and administrative consultant at Tract & Touch, who create artworks based on the power of the human voice. Gemma is also a founder member of The Galloping Cuckoos performance ensemble.

Isaac Ngugi

Associate Director

Isaac has been involved in community arts for over 20 years in a variety of fields including: physical theatre training and direction, social inclusion projects, and primary creative curriculum (both mainstream and SEN). He co-founded Unclassified Arts, a physical theatre company concentrating on access to arts provision in the community, particularly for those who are marginalised in society, touring internationally with both performances and workshops. He joined Spare Tyre as Associate Director in 2017, having worked with them as a facilitator, mentor and director since 2004.

Sarah Dormer

Heritage Project Manager

Sarah joined Spare Tyre in June 2017 as the Heritage Project Manager for ST40, a Heritage Lottery funded project that documents and celebrates the 40-year history of Spare Tyre. She also works for Shape Arts, a disability-led arts organisation. Sarah enjoys finding creative solutions to provide accessibility to the arts.

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